Professional Qualifications

Our qualifications can support you at every stage of your career

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We advance careers by equipping people with the skills and capability the sector demands, so they can perform more responsibly and effectively. The results are better professionals and corporations, performing better for customers.

Our approach reflects what our customers have told us they want – relevant and flexible role-specific professional qualifications that help individuals and companies perform better. Our qualifications are relevant to day-to-day roles regardless of experience, and allow individuals to tailor their learning so they have the building blocks and mark of professionalism to progress with pace.

Professional Qualifications Framework

Professional Qualifications Framework

We provide a suite of professional qualifications in both banking and regulated advice plus a range of focused certificates and diplomas for those working in specialist areas. These programmes are placed within a framework that provides clear pathways for career development and professional recognition through to Chartered status.

Whether students are new to the industry, keen to upskill their technical and specialist knowledge or an experienced practitioner, the framework supports individuals and organisations to develop the knowledge, skills and competence required of today’s banking and finance professionals.

Students from over 110 countries

have studied our professional qualifications

The London Institute of Banking & Finance programme has contributed massively in strengthening the capability, competence and professionalism of our people to build credibility and confidence with our customers. The qualifications help HSBC to demonstrate, through an externally benchmarked programme, that our people are highly skilled to deal with new regulations